Comparison

Timer App vs Clock Widget

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Timer App

This utility app allows you to create, manage, and monitor multiple timers for various tasks. Timers continue to run in the background even when the app is closed, and current values can be emailed for backup.

Highlights
  • Create and remove timers
  • Start, pause, and reset timers
  • Rename timers
  • Background timer operation
  • Email timer values for backup
  • Icon badge shows running timers
Features
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Create timers to monitor how long it takes to do your work, how long you make a pause or whatever you have to time. The timer keeps running even when you close the application. So there is no need to keep it open all the time. Timers can be - created and removed - started and paused - reset to 0 - renamed The current timer values can be emailed for backup and further processing. The icon badge shows the number of running timers.

About

Clock Widget

Add customizable clock widgets to your device's home screen and today view. Display multiple clocks, timezones, and customize their appearance with various fonts and colors. Supports analog or digital formats and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Multiple timezone support
  • Analog and digital clock display
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Today view widget integration
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Home screen and the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Each Clock widget allows to view 1 to 6 different clocks on the same row. Each clock can display the current time or the one of a specific timezone. The time can be displayed as an analog or a digital clock, with or without the seconds. A text can be associated (to display the town name and time offset). Various parameters can be changed (like the font name and the day or night colors). Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. In Today view: You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view). To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another. Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).

Screenshots

Timer App4 screens
Clock Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clock Widget at 3.9 against Timer App's 1.4. Clock Widget also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Timer App costs $0.99 and Clock Widget $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clock Widget holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock Widget has 36 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Timer App's written reviews are positive against 40% of Clock Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer App ships an update every 8 months, Clock Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timer App versus Clock Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer AppClock Widget
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating1.4 (5 ratings)3.9 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews40.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings536 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasFrancis Bonnin

Customer experience

Timer App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Clock Widget

All ratings36 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative48.9%

In-app purchases

None

Timer App

No in-app purchases

None

Clock Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer App free?
Timer App costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clock Widget free?
Clock Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer App or Clock Widget?
Clock Widget is rated higher. Timer App averages 1.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Clock Widget averages 3.9 from 36 ratings.
Do Timer App or Clock Widget have ads?
Neither Timer App nor Clock Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timer App or Clock Widget?
Timer App ships an update every 8 months, and Clock Widget every 2 months. Most recently, Timer App was updated on October 1, 2026 and Clock Widget on October 13, 2026.

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